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Quasi-topological fractons: a 3D dipolar gauge theory
Erica Bertolini, Alberto Blasi, Nicola Maggiore
We consider the theory of a generic rank-2 tensor field in three spacetime dimensions, which involves a symmetric tensor field transforming under infinitesimal diffeomorphisms, and…
Hall-like behaviour of higher rank Chern-Simons theory of fractons
Erica Bertolini, Alberto Blasi, Nicola Maggiore +1
Fracton phases of matter constitute an interesting point of contact between condensed matter and high-energy physics. The limited mobility property of fracton quasiparticles finds…
Gauging fractons and linearized gravity
Erica Bertolini, Alberto Blasi, Andrea Damonte +1
We consider the covariant gauge field theory of fractons, which describe a new type of quasiparticles exhibiting novel and nontrivial properties. In particular, we focus on the fie…
The theory of symmetric tensor field: from fractons to gravitons and back
Alberto Blasi, Nicola Maggiore
We consider the theory of a symmetric tensor field in 4D, invariant under a subclass of infinitesimal diffeomorphism transformations, where the vector diff parameter is the 4-diver…
Topologically protected duality on the boundary of Maxwell-BF theory
Alberto Blasi, Nicola Maggiore
The Maxwell-BF theory with a single-sided planar boundary is considered in Euclidean four dimensional spacetime. The presence of a boundary breaks the Ward identities which describ…
Massive gravity and Fierz-Pauli theory
Alberto Blasi, Nicola Maggiore
Linearized gravity is considered as an ordinary gauge field theory. This implies the need for gauge fixing in order to have well defined propagators. Only after having achieved thi…